Bernadette Perrine-Ravina (born 18 February 1975) is a retired Mauritian javelin thrower. She won the bronze medal at the

1995 All-Africa Games The 6th All-Africa Games were played from 13 to 23 September 1995 in Harare, Zimbabwe. 46 countries participated in eighteen sports. South Africa, having previously been banned from competition by the other African nations, was invited to the ...

, the silver medal at the

1997 Jeux de la Francophonie The 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as ''IIIes Jeux de la Francophonie'', (French language, French for ''Francophone Games'') were held in Antananarivo, Madagascar from August 27 to September 6, 1997. Events Sports Cultural Medals an ...

, the silver medal at the 1998 African Championships, finished sixth at the

2001 Jeux de la Francophonie The 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as ''IVes Jeux de la Francophonie'', (French language, French for ''Francophone Games'') were held in Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec, Canada from July 14–24, 2001. Events Sports Cultural Me ...

, won the bronze medal at the 2002 African Championships, finished eighth at the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ...

, sixth at the 2006 African Championships, seventh at the 2010 African Championships, fourth at the

2011 All-Africa Games The 10th All-Africa Games took place between September 3–18, 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique. Maputo's hosting marked the third time the Games was held in the southern part of the continent. Host awarding In April 2005, Lusaka, Zambia was named t ...

and seventh at the 2012 African Championships. She also won the 1998 and 2003

Indian Ocean Island Games The Indian Ocean Island Games (french: Jeux des îles de l'océan Indien) is a quadrennial multi-sport event from Indian Ocean island nations. The Games was created by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1977 and currently gather the is ...

. As a

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

ter she finished fifth at the 1998 African Championships. Her personal best throw is 54.56 metres, achieved in June 2002 in Réduit. This is the Mauritian record.

References

1975 births Living people Mauritian female javelin throwers Commonwealth Games competitors for Mauritius Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games bronze medalists for Mauritius 20th-century Mauritian people {{Mauritius-athletics-bio-stub